A visit to the Johnson Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Johnson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Johnson Cemetery:
36.9893, -80.7540
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Johnson Cemetery is located in Pulaski County<2>.
The county seat for Pulaski County is located in Pulaski. Pulaski lies just to the north northwest of the Johnson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Johnson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hurst Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Rhoades Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rhoades Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoades Cemetery
- Oglesby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oglesby Cemetery is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby Cemetery
- Cecil Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cecil Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pinehurst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pinehurst Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst Cemetery
- Drapers Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cecil Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cecil Chapel Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil Chapel Cemetery
- Hurst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- Bertha Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bertha Cemetery is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bertha Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Fort Chiswell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2635398 <5>
- Thornsprings Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- James L. Marshall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The James L. Marshall Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James L. Marshall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the James L. Marshall Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the north of Hillsville.
- The James L. Marshall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marshall Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2236571 <5>
- Byrd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Newbern Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Newbern Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern Cemetery
- Dublin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Dublin Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Osbourne Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Osbourne Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osbourne Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Montgomery - Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Worrell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Worrell Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worrell Cemetery
- Dinwiddie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Dinwiddie Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinwiddie Cemetery
- Dry Pond Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Dry Pond Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Simpkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Simpkins Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Johnson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Draper
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mack Creek Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
- Pulaski
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wurno
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
- Hilton Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Newbern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dublin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Sylvatus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Max Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Chiswell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Shorts Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Snowville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Siloam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Austinville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Indian Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Simpkins Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Radford Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Sunset Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Radford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sheep Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Dugspur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Childress
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Childress is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Fairlawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Johnson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pulaski County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Johnson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Pulaski County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Johnson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1484478 (Johnson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1484478 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Pulaski
- Est. Elev: 613 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fosters Falls
- Location given for Johnson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9892873 Lon: -80.7539588
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Pulaski, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Johnson Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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